kalasag

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag
• IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [kaˈl̪a.saɡ]

Noun

kalásag

1. shield

   Synonym: panagang

Derived terms

• kalasagan
• kalasagon
• magkalasag

 

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kasag

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [kɐˈl̪a.s̪ɐɡ]
• (Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Bohol) IPA^(key): /ˈkasaɡ/ [ˈka.s̪ɐɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalasag

1. shield
2. (obsolete) carapace

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:kalasag.

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Noun

kalasag

1. shield

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calasag — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. Compare Malay kelasak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [kɐˈlaː.sɐɡ̚], /kalaˈsaɡ/ [kɐ.lɐˈsaɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -asaɡ, -aɡ
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalasag or kalaság (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜐᜄ᜔)

1. shield (armor)

   Synonyms: panangga, pananggol

2. emblem

   Synonyms: sagisag, simbolo

3. coat of arms

   Synonyms: eskudo de armas, kutamaya

Derived terms

• kalasag ng bansa
• kalasagan
• kalasagin
• kalasagin ang hiya

 

See also

• adarga
• baluti
• eskudilyo
• eskudo
• lungki
• palisay

 

Further reading

• “kalasag” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kalasag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 431.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 23: “Adarga) Calaſag (pp) deſtos naturales, es larga y angoſta”
  • page 23: “Adargarſe) Calaſag (pp) con rodela dela tierra”
  • page 77: “Arrodelarſe) Calaſag (pp) con rodela”
  • page 534: “Rodela) Calaſag (pp) larga y angosta deſtos”
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 68
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kalasag”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI